RAILWAY BUDGET HIGHLIGHT 2024-25

• For infrastructure, East Coast Railway has been sanctioned an amount of Rs. 11495.90 Crs (Including Rly.Electrification funds exclusively allotted to ECoR) for the year 2024-25. Decrease of 0.2% over last year (Last Year Rs.11513.74 Cr). However, there is an increase of Rs. 1127.06 Cr under Budgetary resources over last year(11.2%)
• For New line, the Budgetary grant for 2024-25 is Rs2812.91 Crs, (LY- Rs2848.20Cr i.e. 1% less than last year Budget allotment )
• For Doubling, the budgetary grant for 2024-25 is Rs.3818.22 Cr, (LY- Rs. 3834.46 Cr i.e. almost same to last year Budget allotment )
• For Traffic Facilities the budgetary grant is Rs 200.70 Crs for the year 2024-25. (LY- Rs.147.39 Cr i.e.   36% more than last year Budget allotment). Provision for safety fencing and subways on various routes with speed 130 KMPH and above, sanctioned cost of Rs 1135 Cr with token allotment.
• For Road over Bridges/Road under Bridges, the budgetary grant for 2024-25 is Rs 486.76 Cr.
• For Track Renewal, the budgetary grant for 2024-25 is Rs. 931.55 Crs, (LY- Rs.935.73 Cr almost same to last year  Budget allotment )
• For Bridge Work, the Budgetary grant for 2024-25 is Rs. 170.04 Crs, , (LY- Rs.97 Cr i.e75 % more than last year Budget allotment ).
• For S&T Works, the budgetary grant for 2024-25 is Rs. 247.94 Crs, 31% decrease over last year (Last Year– Rs. 357.97 Cr).

·        05 New works sanctioned under Plan Head -35 (Railway electrification) for upgradation of Railway electrification under ECoR jurisdiction. The same will be executed by ECoR. Allotment under PH-35 (Railway Electrification) to ECoR is Rs 269.11 Cr

• For Customer Amenities, the budget grant for 2024-25 is Rs 671.40 Crs,) 12% Decrease over last year (Last Year– Rs 763.98 Cr). Total Provision for Major upgradation of station is Rs 399.16 Cr ( For Phase-I Rs 169.49 Cr , Phase-II Rs 204.64 Cr, Phase-III Rs 25.03 Cr) and for Amrit Bharat Station Scheme Rs 208.86 Cr.

1 Plan Outlay 2024-25

	BG 2022-23	BG 2023-24	BG 2024-25	Excess over LY (in Amount)	Excess in % over LY
ECoR (Railway)	8187.17	9892.84	10385.49	492.65	5%
RVNL	2129.03	1620.90	1110.41	-510.49	-31%
Sub Total ECoR	10316.20	11513.74	11495.90	-17.84	-0.2%
Rly Electrification (Executed by CORE)	66.92	126.75	66.5	-60.25	-48%
Total ECoR (Incl.RE)	10383.12	11640.49	11562.4	-78.09	-0.7%

• Budgetary Allocations for important ongoing NEW LINE projects:

SL	Name of Project	Budget Grant 2024-25 (In Crores of Rs)
1	Angul-Sukinda Road (98.7 km) New line	0.01
2	Haridaspur-Paradeep (82km)New line	0.20
3	Khurda Road-Bolangir (289 km) New line	1350.00
4	Talcher-Bimlagarh (154 km) New line	500.00
5	Jeypore-Malkangiri (130 KM)	223.00
6	Jeypore-Nabarangpur(38Km.)	235.00
7	Naupada–Gunupur-New Broad gauge line up to Theruvali (79.15 KM)	50.00
8	Gandhmardhan Iron Ore mines to Goaldih Railway station	20.00
9	Kondinga mali Bauxite Mines to Singaram Railway Station	20.00
10	Janajatiya Gaurav Corridor (UW)	300.00